Ukiyo-e Prints

浮世絵版画

Port Townsend, Washington

PUBLISHERS

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PUBLISHER

KANJI

KANA

LOCATION

EXAMPLE

SEAL

Hasegawa Sonokichi

長谷川

園吉

はせがわ
そのきち

Tokyo

Chikanobu, Ikuhide, Kiyochika, Kokunimasa, Kōtō,

Kyōko, Kunisada III,

Kunitoshi,Kyōko & Nobukazu

As early as 1877 or earlier

to as late as 1904  or later

Hirano-ya Shinzō

(aka Aikindō)

平野屋新蔵

ひろのや

しんぞう

Edo

Hiroshige II, Hiroshige III,

 Kunichika, Kunihisa,Toyokuni III

& Yoshikazu

As early as 1861 or earlier to as late as 1881 or later

There is a Torii Kiyoshige print in the MFA in Boston. It dates from ca. 1731 and they identify it as being published by Hirano-ya Shinzō.

The Museum für angewandte Kunst in Vienna gives the earlier date of ca. 1845 for the start of this publisher.

Hiro-ya Kosuke

(aka Hiroka-ya Kosuke,  Hiroko & Eisendo)

広岡屋

幸助

ひろおかや
こうすけ

Edo/Tokyo

Hōeidō

(aka Takeuchi Magohachi)

保永堂

Edo

Eisen, Hiroshige & Kunisada

As early as ca. 1832 or earlier to as late as 1838 or later

Honsei

 (aka Shōhon-ya Seishichi)

2 variants shown

本清

ほんせい

Osaka

 Ashihiro, Ashiharu, Ashiyuki,

Fujikuni, Hikokuni, Hironobu,

 Hokkai, Hokuchō, Hokuei, Hokuju,

 Hokushû, Kuniharu, Kunihiro,

 Kunishige, Sadahiro, Sadamasu,

 Sadanobu, Sadayoshi, Shibakuni, Shigeharu, Shunshi, Shunyo,

Shunzan, Shunzei,Tanko,

 Toyohide, Umekuni, Yoshikuni,

 Yoshiume, Yoshitaki &  Yoshitoyo

As early as 1816 to

as late as 1854 or later

The Museum für angewandte Kunst in Vienna gives the earlier date of ca. 1804 for the start of this publisher.

Hori Takichi

(aka Ōta-ya Takichi)

Edo

Kuniyoshi, Toyokuni III

& Yoshiiku

As early as 1848 or earlier to as late as 1864 or later

Iba-ya

Kyūbei

(aka Kinseidō)

伊場屋

久兵衛

いばや

きゆうべえ

Edo

Kuniyoshi, Toyokuni III

& Yoshitomi

The print shown to the right  is not one we have offered. However, it has a publisher's seal which we want to display for your information. The image  has been sent to us from a private collection. We are grateful for this contribution to our site.

The Museum für angewandte Kunst in Vienna gives the dates of ca. 1804-1868 for this publisher.

Iba-ya

Senzaburō

(aka Dansendō)

2 variants shown

伊場屋仙三郎

いばや

せんざぶろう

Edo

Hiroshige, Hiroshige II,

Kunisada II, Kuniyoshi,

Toyokuni III & Yoshifuji

As early as ca. 1827 or earlier to as late as 1859 or later

The Museum für angewandte Kunst in Vienna gives the earliest date of ca. 1818 for this publisher

To the right is an alternative

seal for Iba-ya Senzaburō.

Idzutsu-ya Denbee

井筒屋伝兵衞

いづつや

でんべえ

Osaka

There is no link to the

Hokushu print shown above.

Ashiyuki, Chikakuni, Hokuei, Hokuho, Hokumei,  Hokushu, Kiyokuni, Kunihiro.  Sadakazu, Shuncho, Shunju,  Toshikuni, Umeharu,  Umekuni,  Yoshikuni & Yoshiyuki

As early as 1820 or earlier to as late as 1834 or later

Imari-ya

Ushizō

今利屋

丑蔵

いまりや

うしぞう

Edo

As Kunisada & Toyokuni III,

Kuniyasu,

Toyokuni I & Toyokuni II

As early as 1818 or earlier to as late as ca. 1847-50 or later

Ise-Mago

(aka Iseson)

伊勢

孫

いせ

まご

Edo

Kunimasa, Kunisada,

 Toyokuni I & Utamaro

The print shown to the right  is not one we have offered. However, it has a publisher's seal which we want to display for your information. The image  has been sent to us from ED. We are grateful for this contribution to our site.

Possibly as early as ca. 1796

to as late as ca. 1813-15

Ise-ya Ichibei

伊勢屋市兵衛

いせや

いちべ え

Edo

Hiroshige, Kuniyoshi &

 Toyokuni III

The print shown to the right  is not one we have offered. However, it has a publisher's seal which we want to display for your information.

As early as 1843 or earlier to as late as 1852 or later

Ise-ya Kanekichi

2 variants shown

(cf. Kichi listed below)

伊勢屋

兼吉 

いせや
かねきち

Edo

Hiroshige, Hiroshige II, Kunichika, Kunisada II, Kuniteru, Kuniyoshi, 

Kyōsai, Sadahide,

Shigeharu, Toyokuni III,

Yoshikazu, Yoshitora,

Yoshitsuya & Yoshitoshi

As early as 1847 or earlier to as late as 1872 or later

The Museum für angewandte Kunst in Vienna gives the earliest date of ca. 1845 for this publisher

Osaka

Ise-ya Kanekichisaburō

伊勢屋

兼吉三郎

Tokyo

The print shown to the right  is not one we have offered. However, it has a publisher's seal which we want to display for your information. The image  has been sent to us from the Eikei (英渓) Collection. We are grateful for this contribution to our site.

Yoshitoshi

We know they were publishing in 1865, but beyond that we know nothing else so far.

Ise-ya Rihei

(aka Kinjudō)

3 variants shown

伊勢屋

利兵衛

いせや

りへえ

Tokyo

Eisen, Eizan, Hiroshige, Hokusai, Kunichika, Kunisada, Kuniyoshi, Toyokuni I, Toyokuni II, Utamaro,

Yoshiiku & Yoshitoshi

As early as ca. 1795-6

or earlier to as late as 1874 or later

The Museum für angewandte Kunst in Vienna gives the earliest date of ca. 1789 for this publisher

Edo

Edo

Ise-ya Sanjirō

(aka Eijudō)

伊勢屋

三次郎

いせや

さんじろう

Edo

The print shown to the right  is not one we have offered. However, it has a publisher's seal which we want to display for your information. The image  has been sent to us from the Eikei (英渓) Collection. We are grateful for this contribution to our site.

Hokusai, Kunisada,

 Kuniyoshi & Sadatora

Active as early as ca. 1825 or earlier to as late as 1836 or later

Ise-ya

Tōkichi

伊勢屋

藤吉

いせや

とうきち

Edo

The print shown to the right  is not one we have offered. However, it has a publisher's seal which we want to display for your information. The image  has been sent to us by M.B. We are grateful for this contribution to our site.

Kunichika, Kunitomi, Kunitsuru

 and Sadahide

As early as 1840 or earlier

to as late as 1865 or later

Ise Yoshi

伊勢芳

いせ.よし

Edo

There is no longer a link to this print.

The Museum für angewandte Kunst in Vienna gives the dates of ca. 1845-1868 for this publisher

Itō-ya Yohei

伊藤屋

与兵衛

いとうや
ょへえ

Edo

Iwato-ya

Kisaburō

(aka Eirindō)

岩戸屋

喜三郎 

いわとや

きさぶろう

Edo

Chōki, Eiri, Eishi,

Eishō, Eizan,

Enshi, Hiroshige,Hokusai,

Kiyomitsu, Kunisada, Shigemasa,

Shunchō, Shun'ei, 

Shunsen, Shuntei, Toyoharu,

 Toyokuni I, Utamaro

& Utamaro II

The print shown to the right  is not one we have offered. However, it has a publisher's seal which we want to display for your information. The image  has been sent to us from ED. We are grateful for this contribution to our site.

As early as 1767

to as late as 1844?

The Museum für angewandte Kunst in Vienna gives the dates of ca. 1744-1844 for this publisher

Izumi-ya Ichibei
(aka Kansendō and/or Senichi)

3 variants shown

和泉屋

市兵衛

いずみや

いちべ え
 

Edo

Eiri, Eisen, Eishi, Eizan, Hiroshige, Hiroshige II, Kiyonaga, Kuninaga,

Kunimitsu I,

as Kunisada & Toyokuni III, Kunisato, Kuniyoshi, Kyōsai,

Masayoshi, Shunchō, Shunsen, Shuntei, Toyohiro, Toyokiyo, Toyokuni I, Toyokuni II, 

Utamaro, Utamaro II, Yoshifuji,

Yoshikazu, Yoshitora

& Yoshitori-jo

As early as ca. 1777

to as late as 1862

Peter Kornicki in his The Book in Japan: A Cultural History from the Beginnings to the Nineteenth Century (p. 172) says that this publisher "...was active over several generations from the end of the seventeenth century to the late nineteenth century..."

The Museum für angewandte Kunst in Vienna gives the end date of 1880 for this publisher.

Izu-San

いず

さん

Edo

Kuniyoshi

Active as early as 1851 to

as late as 1853 or later

 Robinson spells this as Idzu-San

Izutsu-ya

Sanemon

(The Boston Museum of Fine Arts identifies this publisher as

only Izutsu-ya while Izutsuya San'emon was a publishing house active in the 1740s and was working with Masanobu and Shigenaga.)

井筒屋

三右衛門

いづつや

さんえもん

 Kunichika, Kunihisa II,

Toyokuni III

& Yoshifuji

Active as early as 1851-53 or earlier to as late as 1864 or later

The Museum für angewandte Kunst in Vienna gives the dates of ca. 1845-1870 for this publisher which they refer to as only Izutsuya although the seal is the same

The carver Hori Chō worked on blocks forToyokuni III for this publisher in 1863.

Izutsu-ya

Shōkichi

(aka Enomoto-ya Kichibei & Yamashiro-ya Tōkei)

井筒屋

庄吉

いづつや

しょうきち

Edo

The print shown to the right  is not one we have offered. However, it has a publisher's seal which we want to display for your information. An anonymous correspondent has been kind enough to let us display it

Eisho, Kunisada, Kuniyasu,

Kuniyoshi, Sadahide, Shuntei,

Toyokuni I & Yoshitora

Active as early as 1796 or earlier to as late as 1861 or later

The Museum für angewandte Kunst in Vienna gives the dates of ca. 1772-1844 for this publisher

To the right is an alternative

seal for Izutsu-ya
Shōkichi.

Jōshū-ya Jūzō

上州屋

重蔵

じょうしゅうや

じゅうぞう

Edo

The print shown to the right  is not one we have offered. It has been contributed to this site by K. S. of Germany. For this we are grateful.

Hiroshige II,

as both Kunisada and Toyokuni III,

Kunisada II, Kuniyasu, Kuniyoshi

& Yoshitomi

As early as ca. 1827

to as late as ca. 1865

This seal was used on

a Toyokuni III print

in 1843-5

Jōshū-ya Kinzō

(aka Shofukudō)

上州屋

金蔵

じょうしゅうや

きんぞう

Eisen, Hiroshige,

as both Kunisada & Toyokuni III,

Kuniteru, Kuniyoshi, Kyōsai,

Toyokuni II, Yoshifuji

Yoshiiku, Yoshikazu, Yoshitora

& Yoshitori-jo

The Museum für angewandte Kunst in Vienna gives the earliest date of ca. 1818 for this publisher

To the right is an alternative

seal for Jōshū-ya Kinzō.

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